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David Shaw

David Shaw D.E. Shaw & Co

AUM $210B Turnover 26.1%
1-Year Est. Return 57.28%
 

David Shaw founded D. E. Shaw & Co., a pioneering quantitative investment firm that helped define systematic trading at scale. With a background in computer science, Shaw built teams that applied advanced computation to markets across equities, derivatives, and other assets. The firm remains one of the most important quant platforms in global finance, even as Shaw’s own public role has shifted over time.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+28.4%
1 Year Est. Return
+57.28%
3 Year Est. Return
+174.63%
5 Year Est. Return
+213.1%
10 Year Est. Return
+910%
AUM
$210B
AUM Growth
+$43.9B
Cap. Flow
+$8.31B
Cap. Flow %
3.95%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.14%
Holding
5,360
New
872
Increased
1,718
Reduced
1,611
Closed
527
Avg Time Held Equity + Options
2.6 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.4 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
1.2 years
Avg Time Held Equity only
2.6 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity only
1.4 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity only
1.3 years

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
MU icon
Micron Technology
MU
+$2.17B
2
AVGO icon
Broadcom
AVGO
+$1.53B
3
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$1.05B
4
TSM icon
TSMC
TSM
+$928M
5
TXN icon
Texas Instruments
TXN
+$904M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 33.7%
2 Technology 18.77%
3 Financials 8.35%
4 Healthcare 7.91%
5 Consumer Discretionary 7.84%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
SSB icon
901
SouthState Bank Corp
SSB
$10.2B
$34.7M 0.02%
+347,813
New +$33.5M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
AMRC icon
902
Ameresco
AMRC
$1.02B
$34.7M 0.02%
1,258,266
-13,703
-1% -$396K
2023 Q4
10 quarters
AEP icon
903
American Electric Power
AEP
$70.3B
$34.7M 0.02%
253,790
+212,325
+512% +$28M
2024 Q3
7 quarters
NYT icon
904
New York Times
NYT
$11.2B
$34.7M 0.02%
495,645
+116,929
+31% +$9.02M
2024 Q1
9 quarters
GBX icon
905
The Greenbrier Companies
GBX
$1.14B
$34.6M 0.02%
706,855
+66,942
+10% +$3.29M
2022 Q4
14 quarters
MPWR icon
906
PUT
Monolithic Power Systems
MPWR
$58.6B
$34.6M 0.02%
25,000
– –
2023 Q3
11 quarters
DASH icon
907
DoorDash
DASH
$73.8B
$34.5M 0.02%
187,011
-886,950
-83% -$147M
2022 Q4
14 quarters
EFOR icon
908
Everforth Inc
EFOR
$1.66B
$34.4M 0.02%
1,923,057
+1,345,207
+233% +$32.9M
2024 Q2
8 quarters
BMO icon
909
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$119B
$34.4M 0.02%
194,600
-107,503
-36% -$16.9M
2021 Q1
21 quarters
TFII icon
910
TFI International
TFII
$9.31B
$34.3M 0.02%
238,717
+226,117
+1,795% +$31.9M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
MELI icon
911
Mercado Libre
MELI
$86.6B
$34.3M 0.02%
20,197
-40,988
-67% -$70M
2017 Q2
36 quarters
PB icon
912
Prosperity Bancshares
PB
$8.34B
$34.2M 0.02%
468,891
+173,603
+59% +$12.1M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
AZTA icon
913
Azenta
AZTA
$1.67B
$34.2M 0.02%
1,341,164
+662,009
+97% +$14.8M
2022 Q2
16 quarters
COHR icon
914
CALL
Coherent
COHR
$45.5B
$34.2M 0.02%
+86,700
New +$30.7M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
LOW icon
915
PUT
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$110B
$34.2M 0.02%
155,000
+134,400
+652% +$30.5M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
FICO icon
916
CALL
Fair Isaac
FICO
$15.2B
$34.1M 0.02%
28,500
+13,500
+90% +$15.1M
2020 Q4
22 quarters
VTR icon
917
Ventas
VTR
$43.4B
$33.9M 0.02%
381,884
-41,570
-10% -$3.54M
2024 Q1
9 quarters
PM icon
918
Philip Morris
PM
$317B
$33.7M 0.02%
186,380
-122,769
-40% -$21.3M
2017 Q4
34 quarters
FICO icon
919
PUT
Fair Isaac
FICO
$15.2B
$33.7M 0.02%
28,200
-400
-1% -$448K
2021 Q3
19 quarters
NOVTU icon
920
Novanta Inc Units
NOVTU
$673M
$33.4M 0.02%
490,000
+100,000
+26% +$6.25M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
NVO icon
921
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$172B
$33.4M 0.02%
697,567
-1,341,539
-66% -$57.6M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
CFR icon
922
Cullen/Frost Bankers
CFR
$9.8B
$33.4M 0.02%
216,054
+7,545
+4% +$1.07M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
MSGE icon
923
Madison Square Garden
MSGE
$3.71B
$33.3M 0.02%
412,139
+95,149
+30% +$6.49M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
KBR icon
924
KBR
KBR
$5.04B
$33.3M 0.02%
963,754
-853,021
-47% -$29.7M
2020 Q1
25 quarters
AAL icon
925
CALL
American Airlines Group
AAL
$8.22B
$33.3M 0.02%
1,840,600
-977,300
-35% -$13.1M
2014 Q2
48 quarters

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David Shaw's Q2 2026 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2026, David Shaw held 5,360 positions worth $210B, up 26% from $166B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 15% of the portfolio.

David Shaw deployed $8.31B of net new capital in Q2 2026, opening 872 new positions and adding to 1,718 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was SpaceX: 5,340,000 shares worth $912M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 34% of assets, up from 30% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Micron Technology, an estimated $2.17B trimmed.

  • David Shaw's largest Q2 2026 buy was SpaceX: 5,340,000 shares worth $912M.
  • David Shaw added most to State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q2 2026, an estimated $9.6B increase.
  • David Shaw's biggest Q2 2026 reduction was Micron Technology, cutting an estimated $2.17B.
  • David Shaw fully exited Automatic Data Processing in Q2 2026, selling an estimated $241M.
  • David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 15% of its $210B portfolio in Q2 2026.
  • David Shaw opened 872 new positions and closed 527 in Q2 2026.
  • David Shaw's portfolio value rose 26% quarter-over-quarter to $210B.

Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 14 Aug 2026.